11 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the
Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of
Downtown Los Angeles .
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1 January 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade (or simply the Tournament of Roses), is an annual
parade held mostly along
Colorado Boulevard in
Pasadena, California , United States, on
New Year’s Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday).
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19 November 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Googie architecture is a type of
futurist architecture influenced by
car culture ,
jets , the
Atomic Age and the
Space Age . It originated in
Southern California from the
Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s, and was popular in the United States from roughly 1945 to the early 1970s.
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24 September 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the
San Fernando Valley in
Los Angeles County, California , United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of
downtown Los Angeles , Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after
David Burbank , who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Burbank consists of two distinct areas: a downtown/foothill section, in the foothills of the
Verdugo Mountains , and the flatland section.
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19 September 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area , Bon appétit
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In-N-Out Burgers,
doing business as In-N-Out Burger , is an American regional
chain of
fast food restaurants with locations primarily in
California and to a lesser extent the
Southwest from Oregon to Texas. It was founded in
Baldwin Park, California , in 1948 by
Harry (1913–1976) and
Esther Snyder (1920–2006). The chain is headquartered in
Irvine, California , and has expanded outside
Southern California into the rest of California, as well as into
Arizona ,
Nevada ,
Utah ,
Texas ,
Oregon ,
Colorado , and
Idaho , and is planning expansions into
New Mexico and
Tennessee . The current owner is
Lynsi Snyder , the Snyders’ only grandchild.
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16 September 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Oxnard is a city in
Ventura County in the U.S. state of
California , United States. On California’s
Central Coast , it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the
22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of downtown
Los Angeles .
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1 June 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Berlin , French Riviera , Greater Los Angeles Area , Hamburg , London , Miami / South Florida , New York City , Paris / Île-de-France , San Francisco Bay Area
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LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of
lesbian ,
gay ,
bisexual , and
transgender (
LGBT )
pride . Pride Month began after the
Stonewall riots , a series of
gay liberation protests in 1969, and has since spread outside of the United States. Modern-day Pride Month both honors the movement for
LGBT rights and celebrates
LGBT culture .
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31 May 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a
public land-grant research university in
Los Angeles ,
California ,
United States . Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a
normal school then known as the southern branch of the
California State Normal School which later evolved into
San José State University . The branch was transferred to the University of California to become the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the ten-campus
University of California system after the
University of California, Berkeley .
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1 May 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for “
Saint Bonaventure “), is a city in and the
county seat of
Ventura County, California , United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of
Los Angeles . The population was 110,763 at the
2020 census . Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and resorts.
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